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. >> that's true in places like tunisia and egypt and libya, syria, this is not risking getting pepper spray order tear gassed only but risking livelihood and live and death. >> there's a difference of what happens in the west and the east and we'll get to that but everybody is taking risks and the folks there are risking their lives to have governments like we have here which the people here are protest whh is is one of the ironies of this t also one of the this that connects them both. >> charlie: when someone suggests oyou thought of this as the ultimate choice say like kurt said, did it overwhelm you where you cannot think of anything else. >> we start thinking about this halfway through the year and at the halfway point of the year we were talking about the arab spring and how revolutionary that was and how world historical that was buts it became contagious as this idea spread to europe and elsewhere in the middle east it seemed to me a much larger phenomenon of people fed up and frustrad b also people who want more democracy in the arab world they want democracy, here they want
. >> that's true in places like tunisia and egypt and libya, syria, this is not risking getting pepper spray order tear gassed only but risking livelihood and live and death. >> there's a difference of what happens in the west and the east and we'll get to that but everybody is taking risks and the folks there are risking their lives to have governments like we have here which the people here are protest whh is is one of the ironies of this t also one of the this that connects them...
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the world's attention now focused on syria. will it be the next domino to fall? even with a crackdown of the regime, demonstrators are on the streets. according to the u.n., at least 5,000 killed since march. some fight for their freedom, others protest for bread and butter. in europe, thousands demonstrate angry tough economic conditions, furious protesters in greece balancing against riot police against pay cuts. >> reporter: a suicide bomber by the bank of greece governor said if we don't pass this, the country is gone. >> reporter: in england peaceful protests turned ugly, discontented youth looted parts of the city. in december the occupy wall street movement started in new york and soon gripped major capitals around the world condemning the wealthiest 1% for leaving the other 99% out in the cold. and by december a glimpse of people power in russia. thousands marched rejecting election results of vladimir putin's party frustrated with corruption. 2011 shattered and rattled the political orders of the world. >> this will send shock waves throughout the region
the world's attention now focused on syria. will it be the next domino to fall? even with a crackdown of the regime, demonstrators are on the streets. according to the u.n., at least 5,000 killed since march. some fight for their freedom, others protest for bread and butter. in europe, thousands demonstrate angry tough economic conditions, furious protesters in greece balancing against riot police against pay cuts. >> reporter: a suicide bomber by the bank of greece governor said if we...
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syria's president blaming terrorists for twin suicide bombings in da mastus. opposition says the attacks are the work of the regime. meanwhile, the u.n. saying more than 5,000 people have died since president al assad began a crackdown on protesters back in march. >>> to moscow, more than 10,000 voters are protesting what they say was a rigged election. security is tight. russian media reporting bus loads of riot police lining up along streets. britain's prince phillip will spend christmas eve in the hospital. this is queen elizabeth's husband. he under went a procedure to block a coronary artery. prince phillip is 90 years old. >>> and many of us have been taken aback by some of these pictures. you're seeing north koreans appearing to cry hysterically over the death of their dictator, their dear leader, kim jong il. a lot of people have openly wondering if all that sobbing was real. is it just a show? our stan grant goes looking for answers. he's just over the border. >> this man does not want to be identified. he's afraid even to talk. there are many north k
syria's president blaming terrorists for twin suicide bombings in da mastus. opposition says the attacks are the work of the regime. meanwhile, the u.n. saying more than 5,000 people have died since president al assad began a crackdown on protesters back in march. >>> to moscow, more than 10,000 voters are protesting what they say was a rigged election. security is tight. russian media reporting bus loads of riot police lining up along streets. britain's prince phillip will spend...
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a massive escalation in the bloody uprising in syria. two bombings ripped through the heart of damascus today, targeting a government security building and the equivalent of syria's cia. at least 30 people have been killed. now, 5,000 people have already died in the uprising this year. but this is the first, significant violence in the capital and comes just one day after arab league observers arrive, hoping to find a peaceful resolution there. the syrian government is blaming al qaeda for today's attacks. >>> meanwhile, the other breaking story overnight, new zealand jolted by another strong earthquake. people in christchurch, who are just rebuilding after last year's killer quake. ran, fearing the worst. and rightly so. no serious damage has been reported. the 5.8 magnitude quake did collapse, though, the side of a cliff. you can see it there. four people had to be rescued after that rockslide. 182 people died back in last february's quake. >>> and the scandal over misidentified and misplaced graves at arlington national cemetery is wi
a massive escalation in the bloody uprising in syria. two bombings ripped through the heart of damascus today, targeting a government security building and the equivalent of syria's cia. at least 30 people have been killed. now, 5,000 people have already died in the uprising this year. but this is the first, significant violence in the capital and comes just one day after arab league observers arrive, hoping to find a peaceful resolution there. the syrian government is blaming al qaeda for...